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Floods in Kanowit force 91 longhouse residents to evacuate

26 Mar 2023 08:22pm
Village folk in Ching, Sarawak clean up their homes upon their return after floods receded on March 1. Just as the rest of Sarawak began to recover from floods, rising water levels in Kanowit today forced 91 longhouse residents in Kanowit to be evacuated. - Pic: BERNAMA
Village folk in Ching, Sarawak clean up their homes upon their return after floods receded on March 1. Just as the rest of Sarawak began to recover from floods, rising water levels in Kanowit today forced 91 longhouse residents in Kanowit to be evacuated. - Pic: BERNAMA
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SIBU - A temporary relief centre has been opened at Dewan Serbaguna JKKK Ngungun in Kanowit near here at 1.30 pm today to house residents from three flood-affected longhouses.

A total of 91 people from 30 families from Langong House in Nanga Bat, Suzusie Lily Jenau House and Nyalong Indet House, in Nanga Baloh, all on the banks of Sungai Ngemah were affected. Sekolah Kebangsaan Ulu Poi meanwhile was flooded with waters of up to 1.2 metres deep.

The flooding occurred yesterday following continuous rain from midnight till morning in Ulu Ngemah.

Videos of the flood in Ngemah went viral on social media platforms as residents sought assistance from the authorities.

Residents complained that their houses were flooded and had no way to leave as their boats were carried away by swift currents in the video.

Ngemah assemblyman Anyie Jana visited the affected longhouses along with the authorities.

As of 6 pm, the floodwaters were reported to be on a downward trend. - BERNAMA

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